The United States Women’s National Team tied their second World Cup group match against the Netherlands 1-1 late Wednesday night and Lindsey Horan was a big reason why.
After the USWNT came out flat in the first half — facing a 1-0 deficit and without Rose Lavelle for the first 45 minutes — the United States had their work cut out for them in the last half. At around the 60 minute mark, the Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk impacted with Horan in a rough collision. Horan was shaken up on the play, but managed to stay in the match after a few minute delay.
When Horan returned to the field, she had a tense exchange with the referee and van de Donk, who coincidentally is her teammate on the French professional team Olympique Lyonnais Féminin!
Lindsey Horan was slow to get up after this challenge pic.twitter.com/wzm2t00K40
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Moments before the goal, Daniëlle van de Donk and Lindsey Horan were spoken to by the referee after a hard challenge and pushing in the box.
Lindsey Horan had the last laugh… pic.twitter.com/mBhVryHcDo
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Then mere minutes later, Horan tied the game with a picture-perfect header into the back of the net!
WHO ELSE BUT HORAN?!
What a finish to level the score for the @USWNT 🎯🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/N9Tq3eiox1
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Talk about getting your revenge. While the USWNT weren’t able to score again, getting a 1-1 tie out of that game has to feel like a relief given how the first half went.
After the game, Horan and van de Donk had an incredibly classy moment on the field, as they shared a hug and exchanged some words.
Lindsey Horan and Daniëlle van de Donk share a moment after the match 🇺🇸🇳🇱 pic.twitter.com/voe3aVxDKl
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Seems like Horan and van de Donk are all good after that heated moment!
